Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
BRIGHT BITS.

The following verdict was recently rem
dered IN Woodland. I'VE. the jury, find the
defendants not guilty, with the recommended
ton hat they leave town within 4S hours"
San Francisco CAL.
PROSPECTIVE LoDGER-Apd is there fire
IN the room?
Landiady-No, but there is the most beauti.
ful picture of an Italian sunset YOU ever
saW,-Sdn Frdncisc1 CAL.
IRIsHMAN-Is this the place where yez
saves money fur payple?
Cashler-It IL.
Irishman-W let me have what yez can
afford, wild thanks.-1es IS Stf in0s.
A NUMBER of Chicago ministers recently
attended the opera that city with a view
TO learning tine status OF the ballet from a
moral standpoint, an it is sand that when the
leading dancer executed a faux pas, or what
ever It is He'd. on her pig toenail, several of
the excited brothers were heard to murmur
"Amen."-PUck.
THE NEW YORK STYLE.-Pttsburger ITO
New forker)-I see that in the Boston street
cars Il e formula: " Here's d seat, Mrs, Lady"
Is coming into use
New Yorker-Yes. and Boston pretends to
be > centre of culture, too.
what 40 yeu say in New York when you
| ofer lad seat?
We never do.--Phts6u Q Chronicle Te'e-
g"'Dh.
ONE of the Galveston sporting fraternity
asked very aristocrdtlc gentleman for
| ligh' for his cigar.
You are no gentleman. and won't have
anF thhg TO do with YOU" was the naughty
rep 'nse.
''what! Don't you play" asked the gam
bier.
No. sir. never bet"
| wen, ihen. don't see why yOu draw the
| line between us. | admit | am gambler,
/ but then you, yourself. admit that you are no
! better. = /e,cts Sifttags.
! CLAPPER-Ah, Snapper, how de do? What
are you doing for living?
|
Ciapuer-Iou don't say so. Since when?
Doyou ever have thoughts OF going TO Canada?
ondpper-As much dust" as | handle |
never once lhought of gong to Canada.
Clapper-Arey on connected with the Treas
urer's Office or are you employ ed Dy the Au-
| dior?
snapper-Oh. no; nothing of that sort.
! how?
Snapper-Why. you know I'm on city
w gnn; and collect ashes and handle lots of
"dust." see.
CIapper saw, ami they never speak as they
pass by.-7he 7 ice.
| 4 PRINTERS DEVIL was pierced to the heart
- " lCu the charms OF dear little mise,
| Quoth he o the lass. My dear. ere we part,
Let us seal our love vii kiss."
| Bur the maiden replied. as the imp she eyed
! "Dost thinG Hdlet you revel
| where other before you have vainy tried?
Nav, nay; FL not kiss the devil"
Years passed away, and the sweet little lass
Became an old, sorrOwtul maid;
Il ches she had, but then, aIas
Her beauty had all decayed:
! once again they met. and lain the old maid
"ould recall he former issue;
But The devil replied, as the old maid he
eyed,
mo; the devil now wouldn't kiss youv
-IptdRd Printer.
A PROSPECT STREET GIRL recently told a
Irlend of the way she happened TO lose the
attentionso of weilknowu society young m n
You know she sad, that pa cOultn't
bear NusSle. He said that t,us was rea iy no
good whatever. That he wouldn't work. and
dIdn,t know anything beyond cigarettes Pa
was just awfnlly down him, and the last
time Gus me to see "a he trd HIM in the
parlpr ana came out with a rush, and before
Gus could get down the front steps pa K ckej
II III rea ri three times VII his left foot
Pa has been anne rver since, and | don't care
II he Is. know Gus fels real hurr about it,
He "a d n" man ever kicked him with his left
foot before, and that H. was +, n bad iuck
I've tried n hundred times 20 get him TO come
ana see me again, but he won't"
Why mott"
''Oh, he is SO suporstitous - 7Iegeland
Sun.